(TMI) - The passing of the revised Prevention of Crime Act (PCA) hours ago showed that the Prime Minister succumbed to right-wing pressure within Umno and reneged on his promise not to use…

(TMI) - Umno veteran Tan Sri Mohd Isa Samad (pic) was in a bullish mood today, dismissing talk that his chances in the party's vice-presidential race would be derailed by Felda's purchase of a…

(TMI) - Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has stood by his police chief who had earlier contended that the 44 guns which had gone missing could have have fallen into the sea.

A candidate for CEC re-election accuses the DAP leadership of ‘maneuvering’ the outcome of the polls last Sunday to keep status quo.Athi Shankar, FMT An upset DAP grassroots leader has alleged that…

Another Brick in the Wall A political rumour picked up this morning mentioned there will be an announcement by Dato Hishamuddin bin Tun Hussein Onn just days prior to the UMNO General Assembly.

 (Asia Sentinel) - The US together with its Japanese, Australian, Korean and other allies has its own strategic reasons for countering China's claim to the whole sea. But if China can in practice…

 (The Star) - How could the CEC replace a democratically elected leader with the one they appointed?

 (TMI) - State plantation giant Felda's £98 million (RM497 million) purchase of a London serviced apartment complex is now being investigated by anti-graft officials and could derail its chairman Tan…

 (TMI) - Malaysia is taking a "huge step backwards" on human rights by returning to laws that allow detention without trial, said global rights advocate Human Rights Watch.

 In Pakistan, Members of Parliament have been sentenced to jail for possessing fake degrees. In Germany, two Ministers were forced to resign after they were accused of having plagiarized parts of…

 (Bernama) -- Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin assured that no stones would be left unturned against those found responsible for misusing tax payers money.Khairy said the 2012 Auditor…

 Shahidan said: “If someone has a degree from an unrecognised university, there is nothing we can do.“Maybe the person just wants to keep it for their own personal use, to frame it in their…

(Bernama) - The Court of Appeal here fixed Dec 11 and 12 to hear the prosecution’s appeal against Anwar Ibrahim’s acquittal on a charge of sodomising his former aide, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan.

Insiders say that the projects should have cost about RM25 million apiece but the cost was doubled to cover a RM80 million donation to MCA. Others say MCA never received the RM80 million and that the…

(The Star) - MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai says he is ready to face an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to censure him.

Penang Malay Congress leader, who dramatically quit the party last week, alleges that DAP is Chinese-centric and should therefore, amend its constitution to reflect so. Hawkeye, FMT The outspoken…

The Star THE Auditor-General’s Report 2012 tabled in Parliament yesterday has once again thrown up the usual slew of cases involving mismanagement of funds to downright corruption.

(MM) - Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said today that the missing guns highlighted in the just-released federal audit had not fallen into the wrong hands but could have “fallen into the sea”, as he…

(MM) - Close to 500 MCA members met today to demand answers on the millions of ringgit worth of party funds they alleged have been left unaccounted under the leadership of party president Datuk Seri…

NEWS ANALYSIS BY THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER One really troubling fact about the Auditor-General's Report released yesterday is that the poison of corruption, wastage and negligence has seeped right down…

(Bernama) - Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) need not to be continued in the Budget 2014 in a bid to reduce the people’s dependency on the…

(Bernama) - Social Affairs and Cultural adviser to the government Dr Rais Yatim plans to bring together leaders of three political parties soon in efforts to strengthen unity among the Malays and…

Pakatan Rakyat leaders want a special council formed to act against ministries and government agencies mismanaging funds Anisah Shukry, FMT The Pakatan Rakyat proposed today that a three-member…

 The budget for the poor was spent to buy 15 vehicles fit for an Abang King's mistress.Another Brick in the Wall 

 It makes no sense whatsoever if they can flout the Constitution with the excuse that they are making policy, not law. If that is the case, why have the Constitution at all since it won’t be able to…

 Instead of focusing on how to make Muslims more resourceful and have a better economic life, they spend their days talking about how the enemies of Islam are causing the failures of Muslims. They…

 (fz.com) - Money is what was left of the MCA after the party suffered a disastrous defeat in the May 5 general election. Many would say, therefore the fight for party posts is a fight for the party…

 (MMO) - As the public wonders how guns are being smuggled across the border and onto our streets, the Auditor-General’s Report 2012 released yesterday dropped a bombshell as it revealed the police…

 The last time I decided to call myself an ‘Islamist Democrat’ (for some good reason), i was ‘ostracised’ and almost ‘crucified’, regrettably, by none other than my own Islamist brethren from my own…

 ”Religion to me is very personal. What and how I practise are the result of my upbringing and my own readings/research. A wise imam once said, ‘Listen to the religion, not the people.’ 
Dina Zaman